Among the many motion pictures the American film industry produces year after year, every now and then there's a movie that promises to address issues in a mann... Read More...
Remember thick gold chains? Four finger rings? Rappers wearing togas? Okay, probably not the last part. But if you look at the cover of Sir Mix-A-Lot's 1989 al... Read More...
"We poets in our youth begin in gladness
But thereof comes in the end despondency and madness"
- William Wordsworth, "Resolution and Independence", 1807
Anybody... Read More...
Generally speaking, it's so easy to under or overestimate the importance, impact and overall quality of any given album when considering the context in which it... Read More...
Was it the end of an era? At the time, one would have been hard-pressed to realize it. In 1992, the rap collective called Boogie Down Productions had already b... Read More...
You know the words. "It's Christmas time in Hollis, Queens. Momma's cookin chicken and collard greens." For hip-hop fans, it's the song that can be held up wit... Read More...